The present document is a pre-announcement of the 2016 call for proposal for the Grant Research Programme of the National Council for Scientific Research in Lebanon WHY A PRE ANNOUNCEMENT
It aims at giving sufficient time for researchers and research teams to prepare good pro-posals and submit them on time online for the first time for this programme.
WHO CAN APPLY
• Full-time academic staff in Lebanon (PhD holders, instructors, professors, etc.). • Full-time researchers at the National Council for Scientific Research in Lebanon
(CNRS-L) and other research centers in Lebanon.
• Medical Doctors working in any university or “centre hospitalier universitaire CHU”
PARTICIPATION RULES
• The main investigator submitting the application should be a full time staff.
• Each applicant can participate in more than one project but can be the main investigator in only one project.
• Applicant must be scientifically and financially cleared from previous projects funded by the CNRS-L before submitting new proposals.
• The current programme supports proposals from young scientists with at least two post doctoral scientific publications pertinent to the proposal topic.
• Associated Research Units (ARU) should focus on multidisciplinary research and aim to serve the long-term development strategy of Lebanon. The project should be carried
2016 CALL PRE ANNOUNCEMENT
out by at least three principal investigators supported by several co-investigators affiliat-ed with a number of universities.
THEMES
Priority for the 2016 call for proposals of the Grant Research Programme will be given for the following fields:
Ø Cultural Heritage (ﻲﻓﺎﻘﺜﻟاﺍ ثﺙرﺭﻹاﺍ)
-- Archaeology(رﺭﺎﺛﻵاﺍ ﻢﻠﻋ)
- Protection, conservation and restoration of artifacts and ancient manuscripts ﺔﯾﻳﺎﻤﺣ)
،٬ (ﺔﻤﯾﻳﺪﻘﻟاﺍ تﺕﺎطﻁﻮﻄﺨﻤﻟاﺍوﻭ ﺔﯾﻳﺮﺛﻷاﺍ ﻰﻘﻠﻟاﺍ ﻢﯿﻴﻣﺮﺗوﻭ ﻆﻔﺣ
- Archaeometry (رﺭﺎﺛﻵاﺍ ﻢﻠﻋ ﻲﻓ ﺔﯿﻴﺳﺪﻨھﮪﮬﻫوﻭ ﺔﯿﻴﺋﺎﯾﻳﺰﯿﻴﻓوﻭ ﺔﯿﻴﺋﺎﯿﻴﻤﯿﻴﻛ تﺕﺎﯿﻴﻨﻘﺗ مﻡاﺍﺪﺨﺘﺳإﺇ)
Ø Arabic Language and History(ﺦﯾﻳرﺭﺎﺘﻟاﺍوﻭ ﺔﯿﻴﺑﺮﻌﻟاﺍ ﺔﻐﻠﻟاﺍ)
-- Arabic linguistics, dynamism, and history(ﺎﮭﻬﺨﯾﻳرﺭﺎﺗوﻭ ،٬ﺎﮭﻬﺘﯿﻴﻣﺎﻨﯾﻳدﺩ ،٬ﺔﯿﻴﺑﺮﻌﻟاﺍ تﺕﺎﯿﻴﻧﺎﺴﻠﻟاﺍ)
-- Cognitive linguistic in Arabic (ﺔﯿﻴﺑﺮﻌﻟاﺍ ﻲﻓﺔﯿﻴﻓﺮﻌﻤﻟاﺍ تﺕﺎﯾﻳﻮﻐﻠﻟاﺍ)
- History of Science in Arabic civilization(ﺔﯿﻴﺑﺮﻌﻟاﺍ ةﺓرﺭﺎﻀﺤﻟاﺍ ﻲﻓ مﻡﻮﻠﻌﻟاﺍ ﺦﯾﻳرﺭﺎﺗ)
-- Arabization of softwares(تﺕﺎﯿﻴﺠﻣﺮﺒﻟاﺍ ﺐﯾﻳﺮﻌﺗ)
-Ø Sociology and Political Science (ﺔﯿﻴﺳﺎﯿﻴﺴﻟاﺍوﻭ ﺔﯿﻴﻋﺎﻤﺘﺟﻹاﺍ مﻡﻮﻠﻌﻟاﺍ)
-- Migration sociology-(حﺡوﻭﺰﻨﻟاﺍوﻭ ةﺓﺮﺠﮭﻬﻟاﺍ ﺎﯿﻴﺟﻮﻟﻮﯿﻴﺳﻮﺳ)
- Conflict resolution and Post-conflict societies-(عﻉاﺍﺰﻨﻟاﺍ ﺪﻌﺑ ﺎﻣ تﺕﺎﻌﻤﺘﺠﻣوﻭ تﺕﺎﻋاﺍﺰﻨﻟاﺍ ﺾﻓ)
- Gender and feminist studies-(ﺔﯾﻳﻮﺴﻨﻟاﺍوﻭ ﺔﯾﻳرﺭﺪﻨﺠﻟاﺍ تﺕﺎﺳاﺍرﺭﺪﻟاﺍ)
- Ethics in media (conventional and social medias) coverage of conflicts ﺔﯿﻴﻣﻼﻋﻹاﺍ ﺔﯿﻴﻄﻐﺘﻟاﺍ تﺕﺎﯿﻴﻗﻼﺧأﺃ) -ﻲﻋﺎﻤﺘﺟﻹاﺍ ﻞﺻاﺍﻮﺘﻟاﺍ ﻞﺋﺎﺳوﻭوﻭ ﺔﯾﻳﺪﯿﻴﻠﻘﺘﻟاﺍ ﻞﺋﺎﺳﻮﻟاﺍ ﻟ ﻠ (تﺕﺎﻋاﺍﺰﻨ
Ø Economics and Finance (ﺔﯿﻴﻟﺎﻣوﻭ دﺩﺎﺼﺘﻗإﺇ)
-- Entrepreneurial university and innovation-- (رﺭﺎﻜﺘﺑﻻاﺍوﻭ ﺔﯾﻳدﺩﺎﯾﻳﺮﻟاﺍ ﺔﻌﻣﺎﺠﻟاﺍ) -‐ Economy of conflict areas- (عﻉاﺍﺰﻨﻟاﺍ ﻖطﻁﺎﻨﻣ دﺩﺎﺼﺘﻗإﺇ)
-‐ Lebanon as potential destination for offshoring (ﻲﻤﻟﺎﻌﻟاﺍ يﻱدﺩﺎﺼﺘﻗﻹاﺍ ﻊﺿﻮﻤﺘﻟاﺍ ةﺓدﺩﺎﻋإﺇ ﻲﻓ ﺔﻠﻤﺘﺤﻣ ﺔﮭﻬﺟﻮﻛ نﻥﺎﻨﺒﻟ)
-‐ Actuarial science and Financial risk management -ﺮطﻁﺎﺨﻤﻟاﺍ ةﺓرﺭاﺍدﺩإﺇوﻭ يﻱرﺭاﺍﻮﺘﻛﻷاﺍ ﻢﻠﻌﻟاﺍ)
(ﺔﯿﻴﻟﺎﻤﻟاﺍ
-‐ Mathematical and computer modeling applied to finance and economy (ﺔﯾﻳدﺩﺎﺼﺘﻗﻹاﺍوﻭ ﺔﯿﻴﻟﺎﻤﻟاﺍ مﻡﻮﻠﻌﻟاﺍ ﻲﻓ ﺔﯿﻴﺗﺎﻣﻮﻠﻌﻤﻟاﺍوﻭ ﺔﯿﻴﺿﺎﯾﻳﺮﻟاﺍ ﺔﺠﻣﺮﺒﻟاﺍ تﺕﺎﻘﯿﻴﺒﻄﺗ)
Ø Medical Sciences -‐ Addictive Diseases -‐ Cancer Research -‐ Cardiovascular diseases
-‐ Clinical pharmacology. Pharmacy
-‐ Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology -‐ Diseases of Bones and Joints
-‐ Endocrinology -‐ Geriatrics
-‐ Infectious Diseases -‐ Medical Microbiology
-‐ Mental Disorders, Psychosomatic Diseases -‐ Metabolic Disorders
-‐ Methods of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine -‐ Psychiatry
-‐ Neurophysiology and Brain Research. -‐ Public Health and Health Services -‐ Respiratory Diseases
-‐ Ethics in medicine and medical research Ø Agriculture and Food
-‐ Challenges of agricultural activities -‐ Food safety & food industry
-‐ Veterinary medicine -‐ Pest and Alien species
Ø Environment, Natural Resources
-‐ Valorization of Lebanese coastal zones -‐ Petroleum studies
-‐ Sustainable water management -‐ Renewable energy
-‐ Biodiversity and speciation
-‐ Mitigation & management of natural risks -‐ Air quality
-‐ Urban planning in the age of climate change Ø Basic Science
-‐ Theoretical & Particle physics -‐ Peaceful use of nuclear techniques -‐ Forensic chemistry
-‐ Green chemistry
-‐ Biomedical engineering -‐ Molecular & Cellular Biology -‐ Genetics
-‐ Radiobiology
DURATION
The duration of a research project can range between 12 and 24 months.
The duration of an associated research unit can range between 24 and 36 months. FUNDING
The funding of each proposal will depend on the nature and duration of the proposed ac-tivities and must be justified in terms of the needed resources to achieve the objectives of the project. The requested funding should therefore be realistically adjusted to the actual needs of the proposal, taking into account synergies with any other funds available and distributed as follows:
-‐ Personnel Costs (40-‐50%): indemnities for temporary research assistants, techni-‐ cians, master and PhD students. Permanent staff is not allowed to charge salaries or any additional indemnities from the present project.
-‐ Small equipment, Consumables and Fieldwork (50-‐60%): Expenses that are necessary for project implementation. Expenses for local dissemination of results to the scientific community and society (publication of articles in technical and scien-‐ tific journals, organization of meetings and seminars etc.) are eligible. Computer hardware and software are not considered as eligible. The researcher cannot ac-‐ quire with funds allocated by the CNRS materials for personal use (mobile phone, laptop, etc.) and their accessories, which should be provided by the host institution of the project. Overhead costs are not eligible.
The maximum fund per research project should range between 10 to 20 Million Lebanese Pound per year. The maximum fund per associated research unit should not exceed 60 Million Lebanese Pound per year.
APPLICATION
Proposals should be submitted online (http://www.cnrs.edu.lb/grp/submission starting March 7, 2016) including administrative information of the researchers/institutions, de-scription of the research project, its context, impact on the society, activities, work plan and budget requested.
CALL TIME SCHEDULE
CONTACT Elise Noujeim, Ph.D.
Coordinator of the Grant Research Programme CNRS-Lebanon
February 1: Pre-announcement
March 7: Opening of the online application April 15: Deadline for submission
April 16- June 30: Evaluation July: Announcement of results
